Probably the most funereal note struck in the business world lately was the Central Leather Co. statement. Operations during the calendar year of 1923 showed an unexpectedly heavy defict of $7,272,243, compared with a surplus of $1,528,209 in 1922. But in 1920 a deficit of $25,751,666 occurred, followed by another of $11,651,425 in 1921, so that the Company's profit and loss deficit Dec. 31, 1923, was $12,637,851. Last year, operations did not even cover expenses, and interest on bonds was paid out of surplus. Common and preferred dividends have been passed since 1920....
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